Closure of the routes from October 2012 will reduce the number of Ryanair flights to and from Edinburgh by 60, down from 168 to 108.

The announcement follows the airline’s decision in February to cut five routes from its summer schedule because it could not come to an agreement with BAA over charges.

Ryanair has also warned that more cuts to its winter schedule may take place if BAA does not agree to an extension to its five-year base agreement, which expires in October 2012, on “more competitive terms”.